SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Summit League officials announced the 2026 Most Outstanding Performers of the Championship, Coach of the Year awards and the 131 All-Summit League team honorees Tuesday. North Dakota State claimed both awards with Paige Renschler earning the Most Outstanding Performer of the Championship for the women, while Zach McGlynn garnered the award on the men’s side. 

NDSU head coach Stevie Keller won the Men’s Coach of the Year honor for the fifth time in his career, after leading the Bison to a team title last weekend. 

The Bison men won their 16^th title in the last 18 years. His men scored 238.5 points and racked up 21 all-league honors to best runner-up South Dakota State by 76.5 points.
 
UND head coach James Vahrenkamp won the Women’s Coach of the Year award for the first time in his career after leading the Fighting Hawks to a second-place finish at the Outdoor championship with 196 points. This was the highest finish at the Summit League Outdoor Championship in North Dakota history. 
 
The Fighting Hawks swept the Track and Field MVP honors for the second year in a row while racking up six first-place finishes and 13 all-league honors. 
 
Renschler helped her coach capture NDSU’s fourth straight title on the women’s side after setting meet records in both the 100-meter and 200-meter while running a leg of the winning 4x100 relay in Fargo. The Bison sophomore clocked a personal-best in the 100-meter finals with a winning time of 11.24.  She then set another personal-best in the 200-meter prelims, posting a time of 22.98.

The Fargo, N.D., native finished the meet with three gold medals and 22.5 points, helping the Bison women cruise to a 50.5-point victory in the team standings. NDSU has now won 17 of the last 18 women’s outdoor titles.

McGlynn picked up a gold medal and set a new meet record in the decathlon during the outdoor championship. The Bison senior is ranked 5^th in the nation after scoring 7,922 points, a 225 point improvement over his previous personal best. He would add 10 points to help the Bison to a first place finish. 
 
The Stephen, Minn., native clocked a personal-best of 49.73 in the 400-meter, 10.68 in the 100-meter, and 4:45.53 in the 1500-meter while also throwing a personal record 147-6” (44.97m) in the javelin. McGlynn garnered an addition three first place finishes in the decathlon pole vault with a vault of 17-2.25” (5.24m), the decathlon long jump with a leap of 24-0.25” (7.32m) and the decathlon high jump with a jump of 6-10.25” (2.09m).  The Bison senior finished his decathlon with three second place finishes in the shot put throwing 44-6 (13.56m), the discus with a toss of 129-0 (39.31m) and the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.70. 
 
The Most Outstanding Performer of the Championship is determined by a vote of the participating head coaches and is based upon the student-athletes’ performance during the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
 
To receive the All-Summit League accolade a student-athlete must finish in the top three in an event category at the league championship meet.

2026 #SummitOTF Women's All-League Team (64)
Kansas City (2)
Naomi Eyanagho (Shot Put)
Jacky Perez-Vela (400)

North Dakota (13)
Brooklyn Brouse (800)
Olivia Correale (1,500)
Justina Esangbedo (Discus)
Frida Giersdorff (3,000m steeplechase)
Shewaye Johnson (5,000, 10,000)
Marie-Louise Jorgensen (10,000)
Jadyn Keeler (1,500, 3,000m steeplechase, 5,000, 10,000)
Eucabeth Kivikangas (Heptathlon)
Tiffanie Magnusson (Long Jump)
Marta Marksa (Long Jump)
Julia Matthews (Hammer)
Ilaria Villa (Discus)
Anya Williams (High Jump)

North Dakota State (18)
Sydney Arndt (100mH, 4x100)
Arienne Birch (High Jump)
Grace Van Erp (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Soraya Espino (4x400)
Ella Gardner (Triple Jump)
Paige Halder (Heptathlon)
Rylee Johnson (High Jump)
Adison Kapitzke (Shot Put)
Anika Larson (100,200, 4x100)
Yolanda Nabwe (Heptathlon)
Marvelous Onwualo (100mH)
Riley Quinn (Shot Put)
Paige Renschler (100,200, 4x100)
Reese Rogowski (400, 4x400)
Alexandra Seagris (Javelin)
Laney Songster (100mH)
Kendal Stingle (4x400)
Elise Wisnewski (4x100, 4x400)

Oral Roberts (1)
Jessica Okorie (400)

St. Thomas (11)
Danika Apple (100, 4x100)
Cassia Cady (4x100)
Tessa Campbell (4x400)
Olivia Goebel (3000m steeplechase)
Olivia Keller (400mH, 4x400)
Alexis Pratt (4x100, 4x400)
Rebecca Randleman (4x400)
Chloe Staub (Javelin)
Layla Vennink (800, 1,500)
Jayi Wilson (4x100)
Brooke Wisdom (Pole Vault)

South Dakota (9)
Bre Dunn (400mH)
Bre Christoffer (Javelin)
Kenya Harris (Triple Jump)
Marleen Mülla (Pole Vault)
Delaney Smith (Hammer)
Ellie Thomas (800)
Geneva Timmerman (5,000)
Anna Willis (Pole Vault)
Avery Winter (400mH)

South Dakota State (10)
Josie Curry (Hammer)
Piper Eby (Discus)
Silja Gunderson (4x100)
Ellie Harris (200, 4x100)
Jenna Johnson (4x400)
Erika Kuntz (4x400)
Reese Luze (4x400)
Sian O’Sullivan (4x100)
Story Rasby (4x400)
Chloe Raw (4x100)

2026 #SummitOTF Men's All-League Team (67)
Kansas City (10)
Brendan Badie (400mH)
Stephen Brown (4x100)
Stephen Clunis (100, 4x100)
Amari Eugene (200, 4x100)
MJ Foster (1,500)
Tory Lanham (200, 4x400, 4x100)
Sommyr Moore (4x400)
Logan Pratt (4x400)
Najee Simpson (4x400)
Jared Wipf (100)

North Dakota (3)
Louis-Lys Fanucchi (1,500, 3,000m steeplechase)
Josh Neil (400mH)
Shane Zierden (Long Jump, Triple Jump)

North Dakota State (21)
Otto Anderson (400mH, 4x400)
Logan Arason (Javelin)
Ryder Bickett (Javelin)
Zackery Bruder (4x400)
Aaron Cummings (pole vault)
Adam Dugger (Triple Jump)
Carter Elde (4x400)
Kaleb Foltz (800)
Brady Goss (3000m steeplechase)
Reece Grosserode (Triple Jump)
Paul Hoekman (shot put)
Gabe Miles (400, 4x400)
Aiden Krause (Discus)
Joshua Kyei-Baffour (110mH)
Zach Lilly (Javelin)
Zach McGlynn (Decathlon)
Ethan Moe (800, 1,500)
Paul Olson (Decathlon)
Jack Packer (Hammer)
Kaden Pastian (shot put, hammer)
Carter Reckelberg (Long Jump)

Oral Roberts (3)
Abraham Chelangam (5,000, 10,000)
Woedem Vasmark-Voegborlo (high jump)
Jordan Wenger (high jump)

St. Thomas (6)
Braeden Brouwer (4x100)
Jacob Gilbertson (4x100)
Sam Hebert (400)
Jayson Koel (4x100)
Jack Rosner (Decathlon)
Jack Weigel (4x100)

South Dakota (11)
Ethan Baessler (100, 200)
Jaden Damiano (110mH)
Mikael Grace (110mH)
Caelan Harland (Pole Vault)
Beau Karst (Pole Vault)
Piercze Marshall (10,000)
Dutch Neuweiler (Pole Vault)
Landon Olson (High Jump)
Bennett Schwenn (Long Jump)
Brandon Vander Sluis (shot put)
Quincy Warren (Hammer)

South Dakota State (13)
Joe Dustin (4x400)
Ethan Fischer (Discus)
Lucas Flemmer (400, 4x400)
Caymen Gebheim (Discus)
Cashton Johnson (10,000)
Brandon Kampsen (800, 4x400)
Cody Larson (3,000m steeplechase, 5,000)
Will Lohr (5,000)
Landen Matkins (4x100)
Parker Peterson (4x100)
Carter Toews (4x100)
Jake Werner (4x100)
Cael Woods (4x400)

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